Tents on wheels give homeless people roof and pride

Starting in L.A. the EDAR (Everyone Deserves a Roof) is giving away tents to the homeless people. It is 7ft peice that looks like an over-sized shopping cart and it is on wheels. So they can take it with them. Almost everyday Peter Samuelson would ride his bike past the homeless and would stop and talk to them. He talked to 62 people, who all mostly said that all they wanted was a roof over their head. Inside the tents, there is a bed with a sleeping bag, flame-retardent and it would keep the people dry when it rains. They all come with a chain and padlock to prevent anyone from steeling their home.

I agree with Marit, this is an excellant idea. Everybody should have the chance at a home, and this is a little step to make sure that this is going to happen. It is sad to drive through some major cities and see almost every corner have some type of homeless person. They sleep on the concrete or the park benchs. So for them to have a bed to sleep on, for them, is the best thing that could happen to them. I am a little surprised that this took so long to take any action. I mean this is good, but why didn't someone start this sooner, all it takes is one good idea to change something. What if we started this five years ago, how many of the tents would be there today? How many people would have shelter during the rain? All it took was one man to stop and talk to the homeless.

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